Translating Energy Efficiency Policy Decisions into Air Quality Benefits (Webinar)

In this webinar, Christopher James, Ken Colburn, and John Shenot from the Regulatory Assistance Project will explore how air quality considerations are increasingly factoring into energy efficiency policy decisions, and vice versa. They will discuss:

• Past efforts: Where have the avoided emissions attributable to efficiency been estimated?
• Current efforts: Which states are looking at quantifying avoided emissions? Which states are considering including efficiency policies and programs in their air quality plans? What factors are driving the state interest?
• Introduction to tools and methods: How are avoided emissions estimated? Who does the estimating? How much expertise is needed? (Note: this will only cover an introduction to the topic, not training on how to do it.)
• Scale of avoided emissions: How aggressive must energy efficiency efforts be to make a discernible difference in air quality? How long must those efforts be sustained? What happens if efficiency efforts decline or lapse?
• Scale of avoided costs: To what extent can air quality benefits “tip the scales” of cost-effectiveness for energy efficiency?
• Policy: What policy issues and opportunities remain to be considered?

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